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Sharks of Puerto Galera / Verde Island Passage

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (chordates)

Subphylum: Vertebrata (vertebrates)

Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)

Class: Chlondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)

Subclass: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays and skates)

Superorder: Selachimorpha (sharks)

Order: Ground Sharks

Family: Requiem Sharks

Ø Whitetip Reef Shark, Triaenodon Obesus

Ø Blacktip Reef Shark, Carcharhinus Melanopterus

Ø Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos

Ø Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo Cuvier

Family: Cat Sharks

Ø Coral Catshark, Atelomycterus Marmoratus

Order: Mackerel Sharks

Family: Thresher Sharks

Ø Common Thresher Shark, Alopias Vulpinus

Order: Carpet Sharks

Family: Whale Sharks

Ø Whale Shark, Rhincodon Typus

Family: Nurse Sharks

Ø Tawny Nurse Shark, Nebrius Ferrugineus

Family: Carpet or Nurse Sharks

Ø Tasseled Wobbegong, Orectolobus Dasypogon

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